Welcome to the Jungle!

I hosted a baby shower for my sweet friend Michelle nearly three weeks ago and I'm just now getting around to sharing pictures of it with you.  I hope the baby's arrival is a bit more timely than this post!

Michelle and I have been friends since we met in college ten years ago. {eek - we're getting old!} We've been sorority sisters and roomates and have taken countless roadtrips & vacations together.  She's one of my closest friends and I was so excited to plan her baby shower.  This will be Michelle and her husband Frank's first child - a boy they're naming Tyler.  We're all so excited to meet the little guy!

I chose a jungle theme for Baby Tyler's big bash and I think it turned out really cute. 

Because I am totally insane, I decided to make all the food for the party myself rather than get it catered.  For 40 people.  I was probably the only one who didn't realize the inherent lunacy in this plan.  I started cooking when I got home from work on Friday and quickly realized I had hours of cooking to do.  So, I called in reinforcements.  {I'm pretty sure my sister anticipated my panic and was waiting by the phone for my inevitable call for help.}  Luckily, my sister and friend Katie agreed to come over and help me cook & put together the favors. 

We took a break from bagging favors to make a little midnight snack...

Yep, smores.  On my gas stove.

I think the jolt of sugar helped keep me awake until I finished cooking at 3am.  Some of the smores did actually make it into the favor bags.

{forgive the tacky handwritten tags.  My etsy seller flaked out on me and never got me the tags I ordered.}

But back to the shower.

The little animals are made from sugar.  How cute are they?  I found them online and had to have them.

We played a few games...

but most of the time was spent opening up all this loot!

Who knew tiny babies need so much stuff?!?

As far as parties without booze go, I'd say this was a good one! 

*Thanks to my talented friend Jenny for sending me some great pictures.  Check out her blog at Jenny Ann Photography.  (Only some of the pictures in this post were taken by Jenny.  The crappy point and shoot pictures are all me.)